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Thunder Bay port volumes trending ahead of 2024
Grain shipments through the Port of Thunder Bay remained strong in September, with year-to-date volumes tracking approximately 11% higher than the same period in 2024

China launches reciprocal port fees on US-flag vessels
On the same day – October 14 – that U.S. Trade Representative fees are to be levied on Chinese-owned or operated vessels calling at American

White House selects Seaspan design for six U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutters
North Vancouver, BC – U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced on October 9 that Bollinger Shipyards, in partnership with Rauma Marine Constructions (Rauma), Seaspan Shipyards

Pomerleau and Aecon announce new construction phase of Port of Montreal Contrecœur expansion project
Constructeurs Terminal de Contrecœur Grands Projets (CTCGP), a consortium composed of Pomerleau and Aecon, has announced the new phase of work on the Port of

Joshua H. Juel named new President and CEO of Chamber of Marine Commerce
The Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC) board of directors has selected Joshua H. Juel to serve as the CMC’s next President and Chief Executive Officer,

Forthcoming USTR fees could impact 35% of key sector ships
When fees from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) targeting Chinese dominance of the maritime sector come into effect on October 15,

Davie outlines key ambitions at AAPA Convention
With a $3.25-billion contract to build a Polar Max icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard, Chantier Davie Canada Inc. hopes to leverage shipyard ownership in

IEA underlines challenges facing global offshore wind industry
Renewable sources of electricity generation are continuing to grow strongly around the world, with global capacity expected to more than double by 2030, according to

Monthly Imports at U.S. ports to drop below 2 Million TEU as tariffs continue to rise
With most holiday merchandise already on hand and tariffs continuing to rise, monthly import cargo volume at the major U.S. container ports is expected to

Sean Pierce underlines expanding reach of LOGISTEC
Montreal-based Logistec has become a global logistics operator, with 85 terminals in Canada and the U.S., from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico, and
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Montreal, a hub of excellence in intelligent transport and logistics (Forum)
Open letter by Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority, published following the recent interview with Jean-Philippe Décarie in La Presse. As a

Three reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters
Summer minimum sea ice extent in the Arctic reached the second-lowest level on record in 2020 (NASA) By Mark Serreze. Research Professor of Geography and

How the Global Pandemic Put Container Shipping in the Spotlight (Forum)
By Claudio Bozzo, Chief Operating Officer, MSC Shipping is one of the oldest industries in the world. Today, around 90% of goods are transported by

Shell sets course for net-zero emissions shipping, backing hydrogen and fuel cells (Forum)
In a new report published September 29, Decarbonising Shipping: Setting Shell’s Course, Shell highlights the important role that hydrogen and fuel cells could play in

The wind carries a shipping revolution with Oceanbird (Forum)
Innovative Swedish technology will make it possible to power the large ocean-going vessels by wind, reducing emissions by 90 percent. Oceanbird is a concept for

Too easily forgotten heroes under COVID-19 (Forum)
Widely regarded as the senior statesman of world maritime journalism, Michael Grey* offers, in our FORUM section, an impassioned commentary on seafarers as the too easily

Sustainable fuel is not science fiction (Forum)
Copenhagen, 20 August 2020 Nel, Everfuel and Haldor Topsøe join Ørsted, Mærsk, Copenhagen Airports, DSV Panalpina, SAS and DFDS to establish one of the world’s

Greenpeace launch protest against Shell’s Brent oil field decommissioning plans (Forum)
Greenpeace activist Jennifer Ganster North Sea – Greenpeace activists from Germany have launched a protest in the North Sea to call out Shell’s plans to

Port of London Pilot, Ms. Ivana Carrioni-Burnett, shares a new personal insight during the COVID-19 crisis (Forum)
Photo : Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett 10 August 2020 by Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett London. UK. Reporting for Human Rights at Sea , Port of London Authority Pilot, Ms.
